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Open House for current CEO Candy Yoder and new CEO Melinda Konrath-Fielding
Come wish current CEO Candy Yoder farewell and meet on-boarding CEO Melinda Konrath-Fielding. Yoder will be joining the Community Foundation of Elkhart County and her transition is expected to be complete by July 1. Konrath-Fielding will begin her transition into CAPS...
CAPS welcomes new CEO
The CAPS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Melinda Konrath-Fielding as president and CEO beginning on June 4, 2018. Konrath-Fielding follows Candy Yoder who has served at CAPS for 29 years. Yoder will be joining the Community Foundation of...
Mom’s Big Ideas: Memorial Day fun for kids
Make Memorial Day a more meaningful holiday for your kids with activities and crafts. Take a peek at Barbara Basbanes Richter's 9 Memorial Day Activities for Kids for some great...
Healthy Families hosts social event for moms
Healthy Families honored moms by launching a social event catering to some amazing women. With Mother’s Day just a few days away, the program’s moms were invited to attend a “spa day” at CAPS – Child And Parent Services. Childcare was provided, along with a table full...
Seven-year-old raises $2,400 for CAPS
Adults, kids and canine took their mark on Saturday, April 28, for the CAPS – Child And Parents Services’ annual Superhero 5K. This year, however, 7-year-old Landon Babcock had to choose between participating in the 5K and his dream of hosting a lemonade stand during...
Five questions every dad should ask himself
“We call him the ‘24/7 Dad.’ We believe that every child needs one. What we are talking about is an involved, responsible and committed father. We are talking about a dad who knows his role in the family. He understands he is a model for his sons on how to be a good...
Wear Blue Day
April 20 Wear Blue for Kids Day Show your commitment to keep kids safe from Abuse and Neglect...
Children’s Rallies
Children’s Rally(s) & Wear Blue for Kids day #GreatChildhoods Sponsored by CAPS- Child And Parent Services in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart County, Bashor Children’s Home, and Gr8tBeginnings (United Way) Friday, April 20 3:00 –...
Be a Lifesaver at the Lifesaver Breakfast March 1, 2018.
Each year in November, CAPS holds an hour-long free breakfast event to spread the word about child abuse and what we all can do to prevent abuse in our community. This year, the Lifesaver Breakfast will be in March 2018, and we would like to invite our neighbors in...
Join CAPS for our official Public Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
CAPS-Child and Parent Services will host a Biz-Ness Before Hours Tuesday. December, 12th from 7:30am – 9:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. a ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially celebrate our new facility at 1000 West Hively Avenue, Elkhart. Enjoy the celebration, complimentary...
2017 News Archive
Join CAPS for our official Public Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
CAPS-Child and Parent Services will host a Biz-Ness Before Hours Tuesday. December, 12th from 7:30am – 9:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. a ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially celebrate our new facility at 1000 West Hively Avenue, Elkhart. Enjoy the celebration, complimentary...
Tis the Season! Join CAPS Holiday Open House & Photos with Santa
Join us for pictures with Santa, Hot Cocoa, and Cookies on Saturday, December 16th from 10:30am-12pm at our Holiday Open House with the Roosevelt STEAM Academy Orchestra performing holiday classics.
CAPS Vines, Steins, & Stills Auction!
Join Child And Parent Services for an evening of celebration, fine food and spirits, and philanthropy at a private airport hangar on Saturday, November 11, 2017! As past guests know, the premium hors d'oeuvres supplied by Navarre Hospitality Group are expertly paired...
Successful Co-Parenting High Conflict Resolution Classes
Join us at CAPS for Successful Co-Parenting High Conflict Resolution classes on Tuesday from 6pm-8pm at CAPS-Joy Rose Center. Participants find solutions to improve: *Respect & Understanding *Cooperation & Communication *Responsibility & Priorities *Vision &...
If These Walls Could Talk: Farewell to Joy Rose Center Building.
Join CAPS and ADEC in saying goodbye to the Joy Rose Center on June 29, 2017 from 1pm-5pm at 1000 W. Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517. For over 50 years, our building has been a home for a variety of organizations Elkhart county. CAPS will be moving into a new building...
Time to Lace Up Your Cape for CAPS Superhero 5k and Sidekicks Fun Run!
It’s time to get ready for the 3rd Annual Superhero 5k and Sidekick Fun Run, presented by ABC57 and Stone Soup Promotions. This family event is full of fun, music and most importantly joining CAPS in its mission of keeping kids safe from abuse and neglect while...
Get Involved in Giving Tuesday!
Occurring this year on November 28, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their...
2016 News Archive
Jules Boutique Holiday Fashion Show to benefit CAPS
Jules Boutique in downtown Goshen (130 S. Main St.) is donating proceeds from its upcoming Holiday Fashion show to CAPS! The Holiday Fashion Show is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the shop in downtown Goshen. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and everything in the store is 20%...
#Build4Kids: On the ground floor
#Build4Kids: On the ground floor The first week of November brought an exciting development at the building site for the new Joy Rose Center: A concrete floor! Before dawn on Friday, Nov. 4, the concrete crew was getting set up with a massive four-story tall...
40 Years of CAPS: The Marohns made child abuse prevention their mission
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. We are sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids have a safe, healthy and happy...
#Elktober is nearly over, but you can still vote!
Vote for CAPS Purple Penelope in the Purple Elk Challenge! October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and YWCA North Central Indiana and CAPS are joining forces in Elkhart to raise awareness of the ways domestic violence often intersects with child abuse and...
40 Years of CAPS: Prudy Holzhausen wore many hats for early programs
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. For the rest of the year, we will be sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids...
The big machinery rolls into CAPS’s backyard for the building project
ELKHART (Sept. 19, 2016) – Excavation and construction crews have moved in to begin work on the new Joy Rose Center behind the current home of CAPS. Following the groundbreaking ceremony at CAPS on Sept. 1, crews were on site the next day to begin clearing the way for...
40 Years of CAPS: Daryl Abbott leaves legacy of education and prevention
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids have a...
Point of View: Shaken baby cases are tragic and preventable
Point of View: Candy Yoder A 3-month-old baby, two broken legs, one broken arm, symptoms of shaken baby syndrome: These words just don’t belong together. And yet, there they are together in a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department regarding an incident on...
CAPS marks 40 years of abuse prevention, announces plans for new Joy Rose Center!
ELKHART (June 15, 2016) – A $1.25 million grant from the Community Foundation of Elkhart County pushed CAPS past the “break ground” point in its Building For Kids’ Sake campaign to rebuild the Joy Rose Center. The grant was announced Friday night at the CAPS 40th...
CFAC Director shares her story of survival
Julie Reed survived a childhood of abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Now, she works to help children and families find justice against those who abuse them. TJ21 Media Group recently produced an interview video with Julie, the CAPS Child and Family Advocacy Center...
